Gary Edmond Foresman, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Arroyo Grande, CA
Gary Edmond Foresman, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Arroyo Grande, California, and NPI 1548289911, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (California G64487, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Edmond Foresman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G64487 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 180 West LE Point St., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
- Phone
- (805) 481-3442
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 481-3442
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100115000616); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary Edmond Foresman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G64487Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,657 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 68 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Np Thyroid104 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate100 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium91 claims
- Synthroid84 claims
- Tramadol Hcl67 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate61 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- David B. HammerTempleton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary Edmond Foresman among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Gary Edmond Foresman, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Arroyo Grande
They are 8 of the 462 NPPES records with a practice address in Arroyo Grande, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Gary Edmond Foresman, MD's NPI number?
Gary Edmond Foresman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548289911, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Edmond Foresman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 180 West LE Point St., Arroyo Grande, CA, 93420. Phone: (805) 481-3442. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Edmond Foresman, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G64487, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gary Edmond Foresman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Edmond Foresman, MD had 1,657 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.